London-based DJ and producer Steven Julien’s career has always been about contrasts. Across a decade of releases on labels including Eglo and his own Apron Records, as well as club sets around the world, he’s consistently mixed light and dark, soft and heavy, yin and yang. From rough-edged house and techno to laid-back soul and boogie, or meditations on his familial and musical heritage with 2018’s Bloodline LP Julien’s music has always moved between moods, styles and emotions.
That eclecticism also defines Julien’s upcoming instalment in !K7’s iconic DJ-Kicks mix series. Featuring a broad spectrum of artists including Ryuichi Sakamoto, DāM-FunK and Todd Edwards, alongside a selection of his own exclusive productions, Julien takes us on an imagined journey from day to night: from a bucolic afternoon in nature to heady domestic vibes before a big night out, and finally the euphoric embrace of the dancefloor itself.
Julien describes his creative approach to DJing in general, and this mix in particular, as letting his energy and intuition guide him - it’s only on listening back to the finished session that he realised how often he mixes tracks in key, creating smooth transitions from one moment to the next.
That instinctive approach, where seamless mixing becomes second nature, speaks to Julien’s decade of appearances in DJ booths around the world: he cites sets at Ormside Projects in London, Doka and De School in Amsterdam, or Mitsuki in Tokyo as specific inspirations for this mix.
Tracklist
- Steven Julien - PAYN ME MIND (ft. Kristian Hamilton)
- d’Eon - Transparency
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - A Day in the Park
- Steven Julien - Retriate (ft. Dreamcastmoe)
- Elli - Just For Me & You
- Steven Julien - Number
- Brothermartino - KAH
- DāM-FunK - Morphing
- My Girlfriend - UBER HYPE
- Mr Flash - Disco Dynamite
- Devin Morrison - Shesbi
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - Rio
DJ-Kicks: Steven Julien has a scheduled release date of .
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